Russia

U.N. expert to probe conditions of North Korean workers abroad

The U.N. human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday he would probe allegations of an e...

Mar 17, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

Putin says Russia was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea

Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukr...

Mar 15, 2015 07:05 PM EDT

Germany wants Russia to comply with Ukraine peace deal before sanctions eased: sources

Germany and other countries want European Union leaders to endorse a declaration saying that EU sanc...

Mar 15, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

Singapore court orders asset freeze on 'Freeport King'

A Singapore court has ordered a freeze on the assets of a Swiss businessman who operates high-securi...

Mar 13, 2015 09:15 AM EDT

Major nations hold talks on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran - officials

Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. ...

Mar 13, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

EU unlikely to agree next week to prolong Russia sanctions

European Union leaders are unlikely to reach agreement at their summit next week to prolong economic...

Mar 13, 2015 08:02 AM EDT

Nemtsov killing exposes cracks in Kremlin unity

The killing of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov within sight of the Kremlin has exposed rarel...

Mar 12, 2015 06:54 PM EDT

NATO chiefs warn EU not to duplicate military resources

The civilian and military heads of NATO cautioned the European Union on Wednesday against duplicatin...

Mar 12, 2015 08:11 AM EDT

Panama's banking regulator seizes local unit of lender D'Andorra

Panama's banking regulator said on Wednesday it had seized the local unit of Banca Privada D'Andorra...

Mar 12, 2015 05:21 AM EDT

U.S. asks Vietnam to stop helping Russian bomber flights

The United States has asked Vietnam to stop letting Russia use a former U.S. base to refuel nuclear-...

Mar 11, 2015 11:24 AM EDT

Russia says has right to deploy nuclear weapons in Crimea: report

Russia has the right to deploy nuclear arms in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which Moscow annex...

Mar 11, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

Colleagues say Islamist motive for killing Nemtsov is nonsense

Suggestions that Russian politician Boris Nemtsov was killed by Chechen Islamists are nonsense desig...

Mar 09, 2015 10:43 AM EDT

Two charged with Nemtsov killing include former Chechen policeman

Russian authorities said on Sunday they had charged two men over the killing of Kremlin critic Boris...

Mar 08, 2015 06:23 PM EDT

Russia defends Ukraine pilot's detention; U.N., U.S. demand release

The United Nations, the United States and Britain demanded during a United Nations Security Council ...

Mar 07, 2015 06:38 AM EST

Nemtsov's friends ask: where were the police when he was shot?

Last week, when Boris Nemtsov was shot dead as he walked across a bridge next to the Kremlin, it too...

Mar 06, 2015 05:29 PM EST

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